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Melbourne Water
Staff Newsletter, Gwen Hardy, First Woman Commissioner, October, 1975
As the Yarra became unsuitable as a source of water, several attempts were made to find alternative sources for the growing population of Melbourne. It was not until 1891 that the efforts to sewer Melbourne came to fruition with the setting up of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW), now known as Melbourne Water. From 1891 until 1992, it was the responsibility of the MMBW to safeguard public health by providing a sewerage system and a safe water supply system. In 1992, The MMBW merged with a number of smaller urban water authorities to form Melbourne Water. Born on the 5th of August,1926, Margaret Gwen Hardy was the very first Commissioner of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) and was appointed in 1975, a major victory for women at the time. This was the first time in the 84 year history of the organisation. Hardy had also been a Lilydale Councillor and went on to become the first female Shire President. Along with her work commitments as part of the Board, Hardy was the wife of Dr. Bill and had three children, two sons and a daughter. Next door to her home in Mt Evelyn was her husband’s surgery, where Hardy also worked part-time as a Manager. Hardy was also involved with the Lilydale High School Mother’s Club, she was the President of the Mt. Evelyn Environment Protection and Progress Association, on the Advisory Council of Monbulk High School and was the Secretary of the Lilydale Citizens Advisory Service at the time. This staff newsletter highlights the historically significant achievement of Cr. Gwen Hardy becoming the first female commissioner to work at the Board in 84 years. This captured achievement highlights women's career advancement at the MMBW and within the Victorian public service, whilst having historic and social associations with the many women's rights movements in the 1970s.comissioner, melbourne water, mmbw, melbourne metropolitan board of works, woman, staff, newsletter -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, BENDIGO - WARRIAH CLUB, 1920
... CHURCH ymca warriah club Young Women's Christian Association ...Young Women's Christian Association, Bendigo - Warriah Club. For Girls over 20. Here hath dawned another blue day. Think I wilt thou let it slip useless away? General Secretary: A Louise Burton. Syllabus 1920. June 2-Readings, Members. June 9-Fancywork, Miss Sinclaire. June 16-Lofe in Honolulu, Miss Hunter. June 23-Home Cooking, Miss Leadbeater. June 30-Club 'At Home' to friends. July 7-An evening with Browning, Mrs Finster. July 14-A Cottage Farden, Mr Rumball. June 21-Demonstration of Cookery, Miss Sampson. June 28-How to take care of an invalid. Aug. 4-Personal Beauty. Aug 11-An evening in France, Sister Hunter. Aug 18-How to prepare meals, Miss Wheeler. Aug 25-A Winter Party. Sept 1-Nursing in the Home. Sept 8-How to keep youthful. Sept15-My books. Sept 22-Fancywork,. Sept 29-The teeth, and how to care for them. Oct 6-An evening with the poets. Oct 13-Open night. Oct 20-The Citizen Ideal. Oct 27-Invitation night. Nov 3-Etiquette, Members. Nov-10 China to-day. NovNov 17-How to furnish a home. Nov 24-Democracy. Dec 1-Open night. Dec 8-An evening with books. Dec 15-Christmas Party. The purpose of the Club is to unite girls in; Comradeship, Service, and Self-Development. The Club meets every Wednesday evening at 8pm, and is open to all girls over 20 years who wish to enrol. Presedent: Miss L Johns. Vice President: Miss B Marsh. Secretary: Miss R Sampson. Treasurer: Miss E Robinson.Bolton Bros. Printers. Bendigochurch, ymca warriah club, young women's christian association, bendigo - warriah club -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS COLLECTION: SASH
Green silk sash, Ancient Order of Foresters. Court King of the Forest 3770. Sash has embroidered all seeing eye, a deer's head, a shield divided into four, the top left corner has shaking hands, the top right has three deer, one above the other, the bottom left has a sheep?, and a horn separated by a red band, and the bottom right has a quiver, an arrow and a horn. In the centre are three arrows in front of a horn. On each side is a man dressed in yellow boots, white trousers,slightly different green jackets, and green hats with white feathers. One man has a bow and arrow and the other has a club and a dog is behind him. Underneath are four women circling the top part of a sphere above the words 'Unity Benevolence and Concord. Underneath is Ancient Order of Foresters, then there is some yellow and brown filigree above Court King fo the Forest. 3770. The sash has a red fringe on each end.organization, club/society, ancient order of foresters, ancient order of foresters sash, carl mueller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - EAGLEHAWK DAHLIA AND ARTS FESTIVAL 1972 PROGRAM
Typed program for the Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival from 23rd March to Tuesday 4th April 1972. Program lists the displays and entertainment for the duration of the Festival.event, exhibition, eaglehawk dahlia & arts festival, eaglehawk dahlia and arts festival 1972 program, historical society museum, karl steinbergs puppet show, bendigo gem club, australian handicapped and disabled artists, country women’s association, sam cragg, sandhurst boys centre, spastic children's friends & parents committee, sir rohan delacombe, national dahlia society, eaglehawk y m c a all grade basket ball summer competition, game birds society, bushwackers and bullocky's bush band, eaglehawk bowling club, state services orchestra recital, alan paull, arts council of australia, chitrasana dancers from ceylon, eaglehawk croquet club, bendigo music advancement society, phillip miechel, henry wenig, margaret schofield, shirley jacobs, the german national circus, bendigo clay target club, bendigo photographic society, eaglehawk bowling club, kennel club, eaglehawk citizen's band, society of organists, bendigo field naturalists -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO WOMEN'S SEMINAR, Circ 1960/70
... ORGANIZATION Club/society womens seminar. BENDIGO WOMEN'S SEMINAR ...Photograph - black and white. A photograph of 5 women and 1 man standing together in a row. Written on back of photo. L to R. Miss J.Parry - President of Committee. Mr F.Molomey - Lecturer in Journalism at R.M.I.T. Miss Enid Barclay, Lecturer on Job Opportunities and Education from Bendigo. Mrs Margaret Walker, Chairman of Membership Committee. Mrs S.Salter, Bendigo Secretary.organization, club/society, womens seminar., bendigo women's seminar. j.parry. mr.f.molomey. enid barclay. margaret walker. s.salter. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - EARLY PHOTOGRAPH OF A LARGE MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE, c. 1900
Black and White photograph of large group of men, women & children, 36 in total dressed in formal attire standing, seated or reclining with bowling balls in foreground. Possibly Eaglehawk Bowling Club, Photo mounted on Card under glass & framed with brown wooden frame moulded to resemble wood logs, markings on photo read 'A. Levy & Co', 'Man in foreground in striped jacket has emblem on breast pocket EBC'A.G.Levy Photographer Eaglehawkperson, group, mixed group, eaglehawk, eaglehawk bowling club, bowling, a.g. levy, a levy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - M. ROSE COLLECTION: MUSICAL GROUP
Photograph - black and white. A musical group of 12 people, 5 women, 7 men. A Island in the Pacific scene on the front of the drum. Looks like 2 ukulele's in the back row. Everyone wearing a lei around their necks. Written on back on photo 'George left front'.organization, club/society, musical band, musical band. m.rose. -
Yarra City Council
Artwork, other - Mural/Installation, Martine Corompt, Momentum, 2023
"Situated at the intersection of three major arterial flows – a railway, a freeway and the Birrarung river, the Mary Rogers Pavilion is a place where people are drawn together through movement. The artwork 'Momentum' draws on the coalescing flows of traffic, sound, air, time, water, and human kinetic energy, mapped together into a horizon of oscillating lines."'Momentum' was commissioned for the new Mary Rogers Sports Pavilion at Ryans Reserve, Richmond, a $3 million redevelopment in partnership with the Victorian Government. Named after the former City of Richmond Mayor, the pavilion is home to the Yarra Netball Association as well as acrylic surfaced courts which cater to netball, local tennis players and groups. The new pavilion meets legislative, functional, disability access and environmental sustainability requirements, allowing the club to grow, provide greater flexibility and capacity to train and host competitions. 'Momentum' is a result of Council’s Public Art Policy 2015-2020, which ensures Council commits a percentage of the capital works budget for new community infrastructure projects over $1 million dollars to an integrated art component.A landscape/horizon of oscillating black lines (waves) and sun filled in with warm colours. accompanying plaquesport, mary rogers, women, birrarung, energy, movement -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Plaque - Shield, Women's Auxiliary
Women’s Auxiliaries were formed by mothers, wives, widows, sisters, daughters and aunts of men who served in the First World War. In May1918 a small band of women from the "Friendly Union" organised themselves,under the leadership of Mrs F C Purbrick, into a Women's Auxiliary of the Wangaratta Returned Soldiers Association (RSA). Their first task was to furnish club rooms for the RSA and this was achieved by seeking donations and raising money by selling jams, jellies and posies of violets by selected girls wearing special badges in the street. Over the years funds have been raised through raffles, competitions, street stalls and catering at numerous events to assist the aims of the Returned Services League. In 2018 the Wangaratta RSL Women's Auxiliary celebrated its centenary. Women have played a central role in sustaining the activities of ex-service organisations. Women's auxiliaries are dedicated to fundraising, supporting the activities of their local RSL, and caring for veterans in their wider community. Today, there are more than 1200 auxiliary members in Victoria.Red timber shield mounted on brown laminated base of particle board in a larger shield shape with metal emblem. Women's Auxillary RSL on metal logo with Crown and Australian Flag mounted on red shieldwomen's auxiliary, wangaratta rsl -
Geelong Cycling Club
Framed Photograph, 1995
... Framed photograph of the Geelong West Cycling Club 1995 U.... National Champion, Women in Cycling geelong cycling club; junior ...Felicity Wilson, Junior Cycling Champion, daughter of Don, Mexico City Olympian and twice Australian Open Road Champion. National Champion, Women in CyclingFramed photograph of the Geelong West Cycling Club 1995 U/19 Women's Road Champion. The photograph is in colour and is mounted on a white background. The frame has a thin wooden black border."GWCC/FelicityWilson/1995 U19 Road Champion"geelong cycling club; junior champion; felicity wilson; 1995; -
Geelong Cycling Club
Wooden Shield, 2001
This shield has an important place in the history of women in cycling. This shield recognises the emergence of women in cycling.A mahogany coloured wooden shield with brass plated plaques containing inscriptions of winners of the senior women road aggregate during the years 2001-2006. There is an emblem of a cyclist and a banner at the top centre of the shield."Geelong West Cycling Club/2001/Kathryn Neuschafer/2002/Katherine Neuschafer/2003/Danni Hudgell/2004/Natalie Clark/2005/Brittany Foster/ 2006/Brittany Foster/ Senior Women/Road/Aggregate"geelong west cycling club; katherine neuschafer; danni hudgell; natalie clark; brittany foster; senior women road aggregate; -
Geelong Cycling Club
Medal, 2002
... Geelong Cycling Club Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine ...Medals were presented up until the year 2002 at the Geelong Cycling Club. Medals have always been given as recognition of achievement in competitive events.Medals have always been given as recognition of achievement in competitive events.Medal in silver metal conglomerate. The front of the medal depicts an olive wreath around the circumference, and has a racing cyclist painted on an enamel disk in the centre. On the reverse side, an inscription of the winner of the Women's Pursuit Track Championships for 2002 appears inside an olive wreath decoration. The medal has a blue ribbon attached to it."GWCC/Track Championships/Pursuit/Women/Yolanda Russell/2002"geelong cycling club; gwcc; track championships; women's pursuit; yolanda russell; -
Geelong Cycling Club
Book - Record Book, 1946-1948
This notebook contains lists of fixtures, starters, results, handicap limits of cyclists who competed with the Geelong West Cycling Club between 1946 and 1948. It also includes a number of newspaper articles on cycling races held by the Geelong West Cycling Club. Other newspaper articles included in this notebook are articles about notable cyclists in that era - Lionel Edgell (1932-1936), Ray McKay, Victorian Junior Track Champion 1947, Ken Stewart and State B Grade Women's Champion Joan Lindgren from Geelong. This notebook reflects the importance of cycling in the Geelong Community in the mid 20th Century. The detailed newspaper articles and race results included in this notebook indicate the high profile that cycling had at that time.Water stained notebook containing newspaper cuttings and handwritten results for the years 1946 - 1948. Also includes newspaper photos. The notebook has a black cloth cover.geelong west cycling club; lionel edgell; ray mckay; ken stewart; joan lindgren; -
Geelong Cycling Club
Framed Photograph, 1995
Sally Molloy was one of the trio with Tracey Watson and Felicity Wilson coming to prominence in the middle 1990s to establish women in cycling in Victoria. Women cyclists in the 1990s had broken into headlines buoyed by the wins of internationally acclaimed Kathy Watt.Women from the Geelong West Cycling Club played a prominent role in establishing women's cycling in Victoria.Colour photograph with white mount and black frame."GWCC/Molloy, Sally/1995/Victorian Road Champion"gwcc; sally molloy; 1995; victorian road champion; felicity wilson; tracey watson; kathy watt; gwcc; -
Geelong Cycling Club
Trophy, 2004
... "Geelong West Cycling Club/2004/Women's Aggregate/Natalie... of the presence of women in cycling and to the Club during this period ...Awards such as this trophy were presented at all important race meetings. This award highlights the significance of the presence of women in cycling and to the Club during this period.Trophy depicting a woman cyclist in a silver/gold colour on top of two small wooden pedestals. There is a 04 outline representing the year 2004 on the base pedestal and an inscription in gold on the front of the base. "Geelong West Cycling Club/2004/Women's Aggregate/Natalie Clark"geelong west cycling club; 2004; women's aggregate; natalie clark; -
Geelong Cycling Club
Medals, 2002
Medals were presented by the Geelong West Cycling Club until the year 2002.Medals have always been given as recognition of achievement in competitive events.Medals in bronze and silver metal conglomerate. The front depicts an olive wreath around the circumference, and has a racing cyclist painted on an enamel disk in the centre. On the reverse side, inscription of the winner of the Women's Track Championships for 2002 appears inside an olive wreath decoration. "GWCC/Track Championships/Scratch Race/Women/Yolanda Russell/2002/Sprints/Time Trial"gwcc; track championships; scratch race; women; yolanda russell; 2002; sprints; time trial; -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Dean Clark, Tatura Tennis Club 1905, 1905
copy of original. President of Tatura Tennis club 1904-1906 was D. McCalman. Tatura Tennis Club came into existence in September 1889.Black and white photograph of members of Tatura Tennis Club 1905. Group of men and women sitting on the side of the tennis court.on back: Tatura Tennis Club 1905tatura tennis club 1905 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - original, N. R. McGeehan photographer, Plumpton Tatura Coursing Club 1933, 1933
Original photograph of crowd at opening of Plumpton Tatura Coursing Club 1930.Original photograph of members of crowd of men, women and children at opening of Plumpton Coursing Club at Tatura 1933. Copy L0601on back: Opening of the Plumpton Tatura 1933. Shire of Rodney -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, D. Clark, Plumpton Tatura Coursing Club 1933, 1933 original
Copy of Original photograph of crowd at opening of Plumpton Tatura Coursing Club 1930. Museum has original L0401Copy of Original photograph of members of crowd of men, women and children at opening of Plumpton Coursing Club at Tatura 1933. Copy L0601on back: Opening of the Plumpton Tatura 1933. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Tatura Bowling Club, 2004
Produced to commemorate 100 years of men's bowls and 50 years of Associates (Women) bowls. Records of Honour Board and photographs of winning teams. From 1969 Indoor Bowls are part of the material.Spiral backed, white cover, black printing. Features working bee.tatura bowling club, tatura men's bowls, tatura women's bowls, tatura indoor bowls, tatura winning teams, tatura honour board -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plaque, I F B P W, This logo was used by all Australian B.P.W. clubs
Tatura club formed during the 1980's. "Meals and Wheels" - holiday workshops for children and District Nursing service just three of our major projects. Not actually a "service club" but B.P.W. joined in many local activities to help promote our town.Metal logo, taken from "Welcome to Tatura" sign, showing visitors the service clubs in our town. Made in the shape of Australia - black metal with silver outline of Australia, with silver capitals of organization.I.F.B.P.W. painted in silver, across "Australia". "International Federation of Business and Professional Women". i f b p w, international federation of business and professional women, meals and wheels, district nursing, tatura service clubs -
Ruyton Girls' School
Photograph, Ruyton Girls' School, 1952
Depicted are eight young women all dressed in white tennis uniforms comprising a knee-length skirt, knitted V-neck jumper with two presumably black stripes, a collared white shirt, white socks and white sneakers. The group is posing for the photograph on a tennis court on the grounds of Ruyton Girls' School. Six of the women are standing up, and two of the women are kneeling in the front row and to the right side. All of the women are holding tennis rackets. The earliest documented mention of tennis being played by students at Ruyton Girls' School is at least 1905. The February 1910 edition of The Ruytonian notes "the Ruyton Tennis Club have had a very successful year ... again won the Kia-Ora club pennant; this is the third year in succession, and fifth time altogether." Ruyton are recorded as having played intra-school tennis with Aldworth Girls' Grammar School, Lauriston Girls' School, and Strathearne Presbyterian Girls' School. The third woman from the left in the back row has been identified as Helen Gordon (maiden name Cole).The record has strong historic significance as it depicts a former notable student, Helen Gordon (maiden name Cole). Helen started at Little Ruyton in Prep 1940 and finished Year 12 in 1952 as School Captain, Bromby Captain, Form Captain for Matric, Tennis Captain, Hockey Captain, Swimming Vice Captain, and an award for Best All-Round Girl. She also played baseball for Victoria. After finishing school, Helen went on to graduate from the University of Melbourne as a physiotherapist in 1956. Her first position at age 19 involved setting up clinics with the Victorian Health Department Poliomyelitis Rural division. Helen’s strong ties to Ruyton continued when she held the position of President of the Old Ruytonians’ Association from the start of 1966 to the end of 1967. In 2019, Helen received an Order of Australia Medal for service to community health as a physiotherapist. She was also the recipient of the 2022 Victorian Senior Achiever Award at Parliament House. Helen passed away in July 2023 at age 88. The record's significance is further enhanced by its strong provenance, having been produced by Ruyton Girls' School and donated to the Archives by a familial connection.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: HELEN GORDON / 1952. / Elaine (?) c Alpin / Elaine Macdonald . / Sally Backhouse /ruyton girls' school, kew, victoria, tennis, sport, women's sport, students, school, 1950s, uniform -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Aldo Massola, The Aborigines of south-eastern Australia : as they were, 1971
Contents: p.1-3; Origins, arrival in Australia; p.4-9; How they lived - camp sites, dating (including carbon dating); p.10-27; Physical appearance, skin colour, hair, clothing, body ornaments, cicatrization; exchange system, distribution of food, marriage &? sexual relations; the tribe - structure, relationship to land, territory, gives map showing locations of tribes, New South Wales, Victoria &? eastern South Australia, leadership, government, division of labour, status of women, estimated population at white settlement, density of population (Victoria); p.28-31; Language - names &? naming, reproduces Wembawemba vocabulary, notes use of secret languages, gives 12 rules for pronounciation; p.32-53; Religion, spirit beliefs, totemism, moieties, phratries, marriage rules; mythology, gives eaglehawk &? crow myth from Lake Victoria &? other myths illustrating origins of fire &? natural rock formations, mythical beasts (Bunyip, Mindie), stellar beliefs; magic, medicine men, powers, native remedies for sickness, describes ceremony held in Melbourne, 1847 to avert evil, sorcery, pointing bone, love magic, rain makers; messengers, appearance, etiquette, message sticks; p.54-71; Rock art, motifs, colours, decorative art, engraving of utensils, rock engravings, manufacture &? use of pigments, engraving techniques; trade system, objects bartered, meeting places for trade (Victoria), map shows possible routes (south east Australia); corroborees, purpose, body ornaments &? decorations, musical instruments; p.72-93; Ceremonial life, marriage, punishment for infidelity, birth, childhood, games &? amusements, initiation, etiquette of visiting tribes, details of ceremony, womens role, earth figures &? ground designs, bull roarers, female puberty ceremonies; p.94-133; Shelters, fire making, cooking, construction of canoes, wooden implements, use of reeds, animal skins &? sinews, shells; stone tools, cylindro conical stones, scrapers, knives &? microliths; hunting weapons, spear, other methods pits, nets; fishing methods &? spears, traps; food sharing, womens responsibilities for collecting, digging stick, cooking methods, insect foods, plant foods, water resources; manufacture &? use of spears, spear throwers, shields, clubs, boomerangs; inter- &? intratribal fighting; p.134-147; Death, disposal of body - eating of the dead, burial, cremation, platform exposure, dendroglyphs (N.S.W.), Aboriginal burial grounds (Darling &? Murray Rivers), mourning, widowhood, kopi caps (N.S.W.), causes of death, inquest ceremonies, revenge expedition, after death beliefs; p.148-157; The end of the tribes white settlement &? its impact on Aboriginal life, friction between natives &? settlers, establishment of Protectorates; copiously illustrated throughout.maps, b&w illustrations, b&w photographswemba wemba, murray river, darling river, lake victoria -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Sister Enid (Alice Blenkinsop), 1962
... . On Thursdays Sister Enid runs the Friendship Club for elderly women... the Friendship Club for elderly women and pensioners at Prahran. Children ...The newspaper clipping (item F251-2) reads: "Sister Enid of the Methodist Mission in Prahran has won this week's Bouquet for a Lady. And as the bouquet was given to her by the mission's superintendenet, Rev. Frank Hartley, she said, 'This is the biggest surprise I've ever had.' Sister Enid has been a mission sister for 23 years. As Miss Alice Blenkinsop she trained at Melbourne Central Mission, and later worked in the slums of Collingwood and at the Wesley Mission in Hobart. She has also been a court probation officer. On Thursdays Sister Enid runs the Friendship Club for elderly women and pensioners at Prahran. Children have a special place in her heart. 'We used to mother the poor little dears during the depression, take them on holidays and form clubs where they could be together,' she said. She is training a children's choir for the Christmas carol service at the mission."Shows her standing behind a chair with a painting behind her."Sister Enid Wesley Prahran Mission Hobart 1940s, 1950s 1960s. Alice Blenkinsop. Happy birthday to Win, with my love, Alice"blenkinsop, alice, sister enid -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Newspaper cutting, Sister Enid (Alice Blenkinsop), 1962
... . On Thursdays Sister Enid runs the Friendship Club for elderly women... the Friendship Club for elderly women and pensioners at Prahran. Children ...The newspaper clipping reads: "Sister Enid of the Methodist Mission in Prahran has won this week's Bouquet for a Lady. And as the bouquet was given to her by the mission's superintendenet, Rev. Frank Hartley, she said, 'This is the biggest surprise I've ever had.' Sister Enid has been a mission sister for 23 years. As Miss Alice Blenkinsop she trained at Melbourne Central Mission, and later worked in the slums of Collingwood and at the Wesley Mission in Hobart. She has also been a court probation officer. On Thursdays Sister Enid runs the Friendship Club for elderly women and pensioners at Prahran. Children have a special place in her heart. 'We used to mother the poor little dears during the depression, take them on holidays and form clubs where they could be together,' she said. She is training a children's choir for the Christmas carol service at the mission."The clipping from Truth in 1962 is headed "Bouquet for Sister Enid".blenkinsop, alice, sister enid -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
photograph, 1 May 1909
The only person identified in the photograph is Miss Ada Singer, sister of the photographer.B & W photograph of a group of 42 men and women, including the minister of the congregation, seated and standing outdoors. Four people in the front row hold tennis rackets.Brighton Congregational Tennis Club "Opening Day" 1/5/09brighton congregational church, tennis club, ada singer -
Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated
Photograph (1950), The Migrant Ship HELLENIC PRINCE, Copy 27/01/2014 - (Original Post Card circa 1950)
In 1949 the HELLENIC PRINCE with its 3 hospitals, 2 cinemas, and air conditioned accommodation was chartered by the International Refugee Organisation to transport displaced persons from Europe to Australia. Its first trip was to Sydney where it arrived with 1000 passengers on 5 December 1949. On the third trip it left Naples on 23 March 1950, and arrived in Fremantle on 20 April 1950, and in Melbourne on 25 April 1950. The men and women were separated for the voyage with my father sleeping on a hammock in a large room with other men, while my mother, my brother, and I had bunks in a shared cabin. On board were displaced persons ex Bagnoli Camp Italy, some of whom later built their bungalows on the grassy and rocky paddocks near Sunshine Victoria, and began to establish a new life in a new country. A few of the families that arrived on the third trip and purchased land in the Dunkeld Ave - Sandford Ave area of North Sunshine (Birmingham Estate) were Janczak, Kolanowicz, Mroz, Pawlak, Rasztabiga, Skrobalak, Szydlowski, Witkowski, and Zielinski. Some friends settled elsewhere in Sunshine. The family Tabaka went to West Sunshine just over the Derby Rd Bridge, while the family Wojcik went to Ardeer. The ship first started service in 1929 for the Royal Australian Navy as the HMAS ALBATROSS. It had a standard displacement of 4,800 tons and was 443 feet 7 inches (135.2 metres) long, and its top speed during trials reached 22 knots (41 km/hr). It was built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard as Australia's first Aircraft Carrier (seaplanes), but the aircraft that it was designed for were retired just before the ship went into service. A new plane specifically designed to work with the Albatross began operations after the ship was decommissioned in 1933, and placed into reserve in Sydney Harbour. Seaplanes continued to operate from the anchored ship. (Click on the Link 'HMAS Albatross (1)' situated above the Object Registration number to view pictures of the HMAS Albatross on the Navy web site). In 1938 the ship was recommissioned and transferred to the Royal Navy as part payment for the light cruiser Hobart. The ship then did military service for the Royal Navy during World War 2. It did patrol and escort duties in the southern Atlantic, and from mid 1942 in the Indian Ocean. By early 1944 the ship was converted so that it could repair landing craft and other support vessels off Sword and Juno beaches. The ship managed to return 132 craft into service and to save 79 others from total loss. On 11 August 1944 Albatross was torpedoed with the loss of either 50 or 66 personnel, but was able to be towed back to Portsmouth. After repairs she did a short service as a minesweeper depot ship, and following that was placed into reserve on 3 August 1945. In August 1946 the ship was sold for commercial use but the plans to convert it into a luxury liner or a floating cabaret fell through. The ship was again sold on 14 November 1948 to the British-Greek Yannoulatos Group, who renamed it HELLENIC PRINCE in recognition of the birth of Prince Charles and his Greek heritage. After conversion into a passenger ship the Hellenic Prince made several trips to Australia transporting displaced persons, however apparently not all trips were pleasant for the passengers. In the on board newsletter 'Kangaroo' dated 5 January 1951, the ship's master P. C. King expressed his indignation about the behaviour of passengers and made accusations of mutiny. According to some immigrants the conditions were appalling and overcrowded with 1200 passengers. Passengers were supposedly required to work and were paid with Woodbine cigarettes. The drinking water ran out, the freezer broke down, and fresh food that was brought on board went to the crew. Sea sickness was rife because the ship was rarely level due to malfunctioning pumps. (The newsletter 'Kangaroo' can be viewed at the Museum Victoria web site by clicking the Link 'Newsletter - Kangaroo'). In 1953 during the Mau Mau uprising the Hellenic Prince was used to transport troops to Kenya, and in 1954 the ship came to an end in a scrap yard at Hong Kong. THE ABOVE INFORMATION WAS COMPILED FROM; (1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(1928) (accessed 11/2/2013), (2) An article by Graeme Andrews found at http://www.afloat.com.au/afloat-magazine/2011/july-2011/The_boat_people_of_the _forties_and_fifties#.UuYY6ou4apo (accessed 27/1/14), (3) http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/273166/newsletter-kangaroo-hellenic-prince-5-jan-1951 (accessed 27/1/14), (4) National Archive search starting at; www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/index.aspx (accessed 27/1/14), (5) http://www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/3864781978 (accessed 29/1/14). Hellenic Prince has a significance to Sunshine Victoria because some of the displaced people from Europe, who arrived in Melbourne on Anzac Day 1950, were among the first people to settle in the grassy and rocky paddock areas of North Sunshine. These settlers established a residential suburban area out of the paddocks. In those early days there were no services and the planned roads were basically just drawings on a map. The ship is also significant because it was named in recognition of the birth of Prince Charles. In the ship's former life as the HMAS Albatross the significance is that it was built in Australia as our country's first Aircraft Carrier (seaplanes).New photograph made from a scanned copy of a circa 1950 Post Card featuring the ship on calm water.Hellenic Prince / Hong Konghellenic prince, migrant ship, displaced persons, refugees, international refugee organisation, bagnoli camp, hmas albatross, yannoulatos group -
Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated
Photograph (1926), J. W. Symons, QUEEN CARNIVAL, 1926
The Queen Carnival was conducted by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Council under the patronage of the Loyal Orange Institution. Minnie Pouliot became the Queen of Victory in Sunshine, and later (2 October 1926) she was crowned Queen of Queens in the district coronation ceremony at Footscray, competing with Footscray, Yarraville, and Williamstown districts. Miss Pouliot was again crowned Queen of Queens at the final coronation (6 October 1926) which was held at the Temperance Hall in Melbourne. The other women in the photograph are: Misses E. Thompson and J. Milne (Maids of Honour), Misses Marie Pritchard and Joyce Dedrick (train-bearers), and the flower girl is Jean Percy. Minnie Pouliot was born in 1900 and lived at 169 Morris St, Sunshine from 1910 until her passing in 1983. She married John Caithness on 16 April 1939, and had one son Max Caithness. Minnie Pouliot was an active member of the Sunshine Choral Society, and she also served on the Sunshine Hospital Auxiliary. Miss Pouliot was employed as Secretary at H. V. McKay until 1939, and she was also generally involved in community activities. Details sourced from the Trove web site indicate that she was involved in the Sunshine Tennis Club (1925), the Sunshine Flower Show (1925), as the Treasurer of the Playground Committee (1927), and as Secretary and exercise participant of the Sunshine Presbyterian Girls' Club (1937). Minnie Pouliot was the singer at a wedding (1938), and in 1925 Pouliot and Caithness are recorded as being members of the Loyal Sunshine Lodge. The above details have been compiled from information on the Trove web site including the Sunshine Advocate of 9 October 1926, and also from information supplied by Mr Max Caithness.This item is of historical significance because it indicates that an event such as the Queen Carnival used to be held 90 years ago, and It also reminds us that in the past membership of a Lodge was a normal part of the life of many citizens.Photographic image held within a glass faced brown wooden frame.No. 230 SUNSHINE LODGES No. 90 / PRESENTED TO SISTER M. POULIOT By the Sunshine Queen Carnival Committee 30-9-26 J. W. Symons Hopkins St Footscraym.pouliot, minnie pouliot, queen carnival, sunshine queen carnival, queen of queens, 30 september 1926, caithness, sunshine lodges 230 and 90, e. thompson, j. milne, marie pritchard, joyce dedrick, jean percy, 169 morris st sunshine, loyal orange institution, j. w. symons -
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Article - History of Women in the Western Suburbs, History of Women in the Western Suburbs Hunt Club Talk
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Document - CONSERVATION PLAN, SHIRE OF HEPBURN, SCHOOL OF MINES, 2000
SCHOOL OF MINES, CLUNES BRANCH N0.12, FORMED 1886. ALSO SUPPORTED LOYAL CLUNES LODGE OF ODDFELLOWS, CLUNES INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES, A BRANCH OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IN 1891 ANA (AUSTRALIAN NATIVES ASSOCIATION) 1935 CWA, INNERSPRING MATTRESS FACTORY, CLUNES, INFANT WELFARE, CLUNES ANGLING CLUB NOW OCCUPIES THE BUILDING.SPIRAL BOUND DOCUMENT WITH THE FORMER CLUNES SCHOOL OF MINES DEPICTED IN COLOUR ON THE FRONT PAGE. CONTAINS A CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLNACE WITH HISTORICAL DETAIL AND COLOURD PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BUILDING AND SURROUNDSlocal history, conservation management plan, school of mines